Why do we need another firehouse? In Sunset Beach we presently have 12 full-time employees and part-time employees (salary range $35,000-$87,000) plus volunteers. Why spend our tax money when economic times are so uncertain?

Why not allocate the money for the proposed park, to offset sewer fees for the residents or be used to fund curbside recycling?

Why not place the bridge house on the side of town hall where a recycle bin is presently?

Despite protests by Mike McIntyre and so many “Blue Dog” Democrats, there is a very easy way of determining if they supported the progressive agenda and policies of Nancy Pelosi and President Obama. It is a matter of mathematics.

This year, I voted in the mid-term elections for the first time because I’m so concerned with the direction our leaders are taking our country. I chose to get involved with Tristan Patterson’s campaign for the North Carolina State House to do my part locally to help change things.

Unfortunately, I’ve been disgusted with the dirty politics I’ve witnessed. These are things you would expect to see in a movie theater, not in a small town with people you know. Some tactics against Tristan have been intimidating.

I am writing to you from Pawtucket, R.I. In my geography class, we are responsible for creating a written, oral and poster project. I chose to do my project on North Carolina. Could you please publish this letter in your paper so that your readers could help me on my project? My teacher explained that first-hand information from citizens of our chosen state would be much more helpful than information gathered from books or the Internet.

On the heels of Pantano’s drubbing of soon-to-be former Congressman McIntyre in last Monday’s debate, some thoughts came to mind; namely, why I am voting for Pantano.

During my time in the USMC, I had to make snap decisions on various individuals. For the most part, I could peg any given individual if they were the real thing or a fraud. Pantano’s the real thing. In fact, as far as Marine Corps leadership traits are concerned, I find Pantano to be 5.0 in every specific. The one that stands out in my mind is integrity.

Democrats have earned and deserve your support and vote in these elections. You must consider their efforts, and although not perfect, they have avoided a severe depression. Not since the Great Depression has our country been faced with such a potential disaster.

There was no “blueprint” for correcting the problems they inherited from the Bush administration’s eight years of legislated misgivings that primarily awarded the wealthy.